up their campaigns out across the country. let s take you through some of todays key events: rishi sunak and sir keir starmer go head to head in their second live tv debate later facing questions from voters on sky news in grimsby this evening. will either man change tack, or will it be more of the same? we ll be discussing all of that during the course of the day. and the green party launches its manifesto promising to raise taxes on higher earners and the wealthy to help fund 50 billion a yearfor the nhs and social care. also today: the cost of living is always important, and we ve just had figures out this morning showing that the uk economy failed to grow in april after particularly wet weather affected consumer spending. the office for national statistics recorded no growth for the month, which was in line with economists expectations. nevertheless it will be disappointing for the conservatives. here is hannah minna. the green party are pledging to mend what i call brok
caution, and a spokesman for prince charles has reiterated his previous statement on this matter, saying that the prince of wales have no knowledge of the alleged affair of ynys of british citizenship on the basis of donation to his charities. that was daniela ralph reporting. increases to the cost of energy, fuel and food have pushed inflation to another 30 year high, putting more pressure on households grappling with the rising cost of living. the office for national statistics says it reached 5.5% in the 12 months to january. it s been driven up mainly by the cost of clothes and footwear, as well as rising energy and fuel costs. earlier this month, the bank of england raised interest rates in an effort to slow inflation and it signalled that more increases were on the way. here s our economics correspondent, andy verity. leah has two demanding jobs being a busy mum of three, and working as a care worker. it s round the clock.
those believed to hold relevant information and has liaised with the prince s foundation. there have been no arrests at this stage, nobody has been interviewed under caution, and a spokesman for prince charles has reiterated his previous statement on this matter, saying that the prince of wales had no knowledge of the alleged offer of ynys of british citizenship on the basis of donation to his charities. to his charities. thank you very much. prince andrew is coming under pressure for how he will fund the payment for the virginia dufresne s claim against him. sure it is having sort that no taxpayer money will be involved. he has always denied the allegations and accepted that mr frate suffered as a victim of abuse. here is our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. within windsor castle, where the queen is based, and among royal officials there is an absolute
Letters to the editor: Ynys Fraser, 103 - her middle name was Joy for a reason
16 Mar, 2021 08:06 PM
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Ynys Fraser photographed in May 2017 in her Hamurana home at the age of 100. Photo / File
Ynys Fraser photographed in May 2017 in her Hamurana home at the age of 100. Photo / File
Rotorua Daily Post
Few Rotorua peoples lives will not have been touched by the late Ynys Fraser, who died recently at the age of 103. I first met Ynys when, at the age of 92, she joined the Rotorua Nightshelter Trust, on which she served for a number of years.
The Trust was one of a large number of community organisations of which she was a
Ynys Fraser obituary: 103-year-old Rotorua legend dies
15 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM
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An important piece of Rotorua history is gone with the death of 103-year-old treasure Ynys Fraser QSM.
The gracious and dignified Fraser has been described as a one-off who had a wonderful sense of fun.
Her family said she was born to dance and she lived so long simply because she loved life.
Among Fraser s long list of community services was being a patron of the Friends of QE Health, Charter member of Zonta, a member of various U3A groups and an active member of Friends of the Rotorua Museum.